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I can hardly believe she didn't make it to her 70s,

my mother deserved to see more years. 

Today, like most Sundays, started with tennis.

I took Devin to work at 7:45am and rushed to Dad and Barry's area to play. I picked dad up and we hit the ball back and forth until Barry, Todd, and Jordan got there.

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 Barry came with Logan and Logan's friend Clayton who were swimming and hit a few balls around. Dad and I played Todd and Jordan the 1st game and won 6-0. Barry and Todd teamed against dad and I, we had set point though ended up losing 5-7.

Then Barry and Dad played Todd and I and we won 6-1. Barry and Todd teamed against Jordan and myself and again we reached set point and blew it. We lost 5-7. The last game Todd and I played one-on-one and he creamed me 0-6. It was evident I was completely frustrated, though Todd played good.

 From there, dad and I went to Carmen and Preston's house for Missy's baby shower, which is going to be represented with men and women. Samantha, Allison, Missy and her mother did all the planning and cooking. Samantha made grandpa's (dad's) hot beef specialty which has been a family favorite for decades.

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Through out the day I had 5. Dad and I got there at around 2pm. Amongst the people that showed up were; Rick and Bonnie, Leigh, Anneka, Christian, Amber, Allyvia, Kevin, Jessica, and Bianca, Samantha, Jacob, Timmy, Barry, Logan, Tara, Nat, Joey, Kristin, and P.J., Dominic, Devin, Jordan, Leslie and a friend of hers, Mary Luster, Allison MacNeill, Randy Cooley, Carmen, Preston, Preston Jr., Carol and Sheila Brannigan, Uncle Jackie, Uncle Louie, a friend a Uncle Jackie, Monan Jean, Aunt Sonya, her sister and a friend, cousin Tony and Anna along with Katrina and Niko, and Teresa Rayan. Most of the time all the children were in the pool swimming.

The adults ate and played cute little baby shower games. One game I was fond of in particular; everyone got a pin, if you said "baby", you lose your pin. The person with the most pins won a prize. Let's just say this was my forte.

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 I got a pin from Nat, Leigh, Dad, Dominic, Teresa, Randy, Samantha, Jordan and Preston Jr. who had a collection himself. I ended up relieving my pins to Jessica who won the prize. They had another game which everyone guessed Missy's waist size by cutting a piece of yarn that could fit around her.

 We had 2 winners with that; Allison and Joey. They also had a guess on how much candy was in a jar; Carol Brannigan won that one. Capen received some great things, I was truly surprised on the gifts people got.

I must admit, I was very unsure about the whole thing, the baby shower, inviting the men, etc. but it seemed to really go over and more importantly, I got to spend time with the entire family on mom's birthday.

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The only no shows were John, Todd and Misty. John is extremely ill at this time and they may have found more cancer inside him. This whole ordeal gets me nervous because it sounds like he is constantly dealing with no win situations.

How can one guy be so bad off? They think the radiation he endured during his battle with skin cancer may have caused some of these complications. Todd is quite depressed right now.

He is having a very hard time with things right now though I still would have appreciated his presence considering we are so close. I'd say he could make it to the next one, but there won't be.

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The night ended gracefully, everyone seemed to enjoy the time. I was a proud father-to-be.

August 30th, 2007-  Devin loses his job at Premier Adult Factory Outlet. It is somewhat uncertain on how or why he quit, though he states they were shorting him on pay and that his bosses were giving him a hard time on being slow.

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August 31, 2007-  Devin got another job working for a plant nursery off of Holden and Orange in Orlando. He starts tomorrow at 9am. Todd came over around 8:30 pm with Jordan and hung out until about 1 am. 

Our friend Curtis has been staying with us for about 3 weeks. His wife Kinda and their children are in Michigan with her family, Curtis is moving there though needed a place to rest his head for these remaining weeks.

 Kinda came into the picture when Missy worked at Sonny's. Kinda and Missy became good friends while there. Kinda is a Native American Indian, my age. We got along immediately, she is very down to earth. Curtis, her husband, we obviously met through Kinda. Curtis is a black man, hard-working, specializing in stucco.

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He had helped us out during the Hurricanes by bringing us a generator so we could keep the refrigerator cold. Scott made the toast one day...."To Curtis", which has been said numerous times since. These two have remained good friends to not only us, but our family so when we had the opportunity to extend our hand in favor we did.

 Kinda flew in today and they are leaving tomorrow, driving to Michigan. Good friends are hard to find, it will be bittersweet to see them go. 

Missy and I watched "Wild Hogs" at night, funny movie.

Sept 1st, 2007-  Devin started his new job at 9am. Kinda and Curtis left at around 1:30pm. 

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I have decided to add more thoughts to this journal when it comes to my thoughts and relations with people to help others better understand of my time and place:

It has been just a little over a year that mom and Scott have past. Growing up I was a little reserved with dad, though around 23 years old we began to see eye to eye. I understood him better. Though in the last year, dad and I have gotten real close.

 It seems like a great mutual relationship, he is there for me and has somewhat turned into a new man. He has compensated for mom, things that were more important to mom, he has chosen to take more to heart.

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He embraces getting out on Sundays to play tennis and his actions on my son being born seems to really play a role in his future thoughts, knowing it is hard for me to not have my mother around for this. Dad misses mom more than the world, but he holds on to the thought that they should and could be together once again. He is a strong man.

Dad stays with Barry, though I can't imagine it being real easy for either one. Barry spends good time with him.

Todd and I see dad at least once a week, though with the exception of the get-togethers we've had since last year, he doesn't spend a lot of time with anyone else. He has had a few trips to Wisconsin and to Alabama that has kept his mind going. He has seen a lot of family in the last year under his ambition.

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Todd and I also see each other more than once a week. Though he has had many ups and downs in the last year, he still struggles to be there for everyone including dad.

He is very occupied with negative thoughts on self-worth and has a hard time finding his place in this world. Him and Misty just put a bid on a house for $160,000. He is aiming to stop wasting his money on rent, to buy a house that is his.

 Jordan just went back to school, he was home schooled for a couple years though he is well ready to spend some time with kids his age and grade.

 Jordan is a well-behaved boy, and is affectionate to his family. Finding your place in this world seems to be a Jamieson trait, I think Jordan has an edge on some of us though, his mind is sharp.

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Devin has been with us for the last 3 months. Though sometimes vulnerable and gullible, he is also very warm to the family and is a very intelligent guy.

He is just starting his life as a man which can be painful to watch sometimes never knowing what kind of life decisions he will make. It is safe to say he will be fine, he has a great personality.

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